Baby Shower Memory Games

A terrific
way to get your guests' brains working at your next baby shower is
to use one of the versions of a memory game. This will really test
how observant your friends and relatives are! A great gag prize to
give a really forgetful guest would be a piece of string to tie around
their finger.

One simple version of the baby shower memory game is to put an
assortment of baby items on a tray – baby powder, diaper cream,
baby wipes, a thermometer, a diaper, a Q-tip, teething gel, nail
clippers, a onesie, a bib, a face towel, baby soap, baby lotion,
a teether, a pacifier, a rattle, a baby bottle, an extra nipple,
a hooded towel, nursing pads, a plushie, a miniature baby book,
a small picture frame, and a camera would be a good mix.

Cover the tray with a baby blanket and when the time comes for
the game, uncover the blanket and let them study the tray for about
five minutes. Cover the tray again and ask them to list down as
many of the items as they can remember. The guest that remembers
the most items gets a prize. Of course, all the baby items used
in the game go to the mommy-to-be.

Another baby shower memory game will have chocoholics remembering
you forever. The candy bar memory game is another fun variation
on the “Concentration” game of old.

You'll need to gather 15 different kinds of candy bars, 30 Post-it
notes, a poster board and markers. Divide the poster board into
grid 5 x 6 squares. Then write the candy bars names randomly in
all the thirty squares. If you want to get a little craftier, you
could print out the candy wrappers from picture you download over
the net. Or, paste the empty wrappers themselves onto the poster
board. If you have one of those boxes used for collecting rock samples
or displaying shells, you can use those to hide the miniature bars
of candy and give the pair of candy bars as a prize.

The guests are gathered around a large poster board that is covered
with the Post-it notes. These in turn cover 15 pairs of candy bar
names. They take turn trying to pair up the candy bar names. If
the guest finds the correct pair, they win that candy bar as a prize.
If they remember wrong, then they have to give the chance to the
next guest.

To flesh out the game a bit, the guests can also guess what part
of maternity the candy bar refers to. You can get ideas from this
from the Candy Bar baby shower game. The guest that has the most
correctly associated terms and candy bars gets a special prize.

A less fattening variation on this baby shower memory game is to
match tiny baby products like little travel-sized bottles of baby
soap, baby cologne, baby powder, pacifiers, baby washcloths, baby
bottle teats, bibs, teethers, rattles, and other tiny stuff. The
winners get other prizes like sachets, lip balm, or scented candles
and all the baby things go to the mommy-to-be. It's a great way
to buy necessary stuff for the new mom while using the items to
make a game.